MNPEA would like our members to know that once again there will be no dues increase for 2019-2021. Dues will again remain at $39 a month. Full membership includes: *Full Legal protection on and off Duty. *Lawyers at grievance and disciplinary hearings. *Contract Negotiations *Arbitration As always MNPEA is non-political. […]
MNPEA News
Welcome Stearns Co Sheriff’s Office Licensed Deputies
MNPEA welcomes aboard the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Licensed Deputies!
Happy Veteran’s Day
MNPEA thanks all of our Veterans for their service!
2 Officers down in Mississippi
Our heart goes out to the families of our fallen comrades. BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) – Two Brookhaven police officers were shot to death early Saturday morning on North Sixth Street in Brookhaven. Following the gunfire, more than 30 police vehicles were seen in the residential area at the triple […]
MNPEA mourns CO Joseph Parise
MNPEA mourns the loss of Oak Park Heights MCF Joseph Parise. Joseph Parise who died after assisting a fellow CO who was being assaulted.
September 11, Never Forget!
Our eternal gratitude to the men and women who keep our country safe!
Happy Labor Day
MNPEA wishes all of you a Happy Labor Day. For those of you working to make sure the rest of us are safe, a special thank you. Remember, you and your spouse have on and off duty MNPEA Legal protection should you need it! Have a safe holiday weekend.
Rest in Peace Joseph Gomm
Rest in Peace Joseph Gomm. Thank you for your service. Our heartfelt condolences for Joseph’s family and fellow CO’s at MCF Stillwater.
Stillwater CO, Joseph Gomm killed on duty
According to the Star Tribune: “An inmate serving time for homicide killed a corrections officer Wednesday afternoon in Stillwater prison, authorities said. The attack occurred about 1:30 p.m. in an industry building, according to the state Department of Corrections (DOC). The killing prompted a lockdown of all state prisons. The […]
Happy Independence Day
MNPEA wishes all of you a happy Independence Day Holiday.
Happy Memorial Day
MNPEA remembers those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our liberty. MNPEA wishes you a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend. Remember, like many of our CO and LEO members, our legal team is also available over the long weekend should you need us.
New Pension Bill Passes
HF3053 and SF2620 have passed. For our PERA Corrections Plan members this means the COLA will cap out at 2.5% as it currently does. The firsts drafts of this bill would have maxed the COLA for Corrections Retirees at 1.5%. Our MNPEA Vice President and Retiree Wade Laszlo, representing retired […]
National Law Enforcement Week
MNPEA salutes our Law Enforcement Officers who made the ultimate sacrifice for our safety. Thank you! May 13 -19, 2018
National Correctional Officers Week, May 6-12
In May of 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed this Proclamation for National Correctional Officers Week: By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Correctional officers have the difficult and often dangerous assignment of ensuring the custody, safety and well-being of the over 600,000 inmates in our Nation’s […]
MNPEA extends condolences to Gilchrist Co Sheriff’s Deputies Families
MNPEA extends our sympathy to the families and fellow LEO’s of Sergeant Noel Ramirez, 30, and Deputy Sheriff Taylor Lindsey, 25, of the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office. Two sheriff’s deputies have been killed in Florida Thursday— gunned down in broad daylight — during a suspected ambush, according to authorities. […]
Annual Steward Training
MNPEA thanks of all of members who attended our annual Steward Training last Thursday. We look forward to holding this same Steward Training in Northern Minnesota in the near future.
7 inmates dead in Prison Riot
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina prisons director says a riot that led to the deaths of seven inmates was a fight over money, territory and contraband. Corrections Director Bryan Stirling said cellphones helped stir up trouble Sunday night at the Lee Correctional Institute in Bishopville. He says the fights started […]
Thank you 911 and Telecommunicators!
IT’S NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATOR/911 WEEK. MNPEA THANKS ALL OF OUR DISPATCHERS AND 911 OPERATORS FOR YOUR TIRELESS LIFESAVING WORK!
Happy Easter
MNPEA wishes our members a Happy Easter
Assaults up at MN State Prisons!
Due to a change in disciplinary process with inmates, assaults are up at MN State Prisons. “A KSTP check of Department of Corrections records for every Minnesota prison facility found there have been 22 reported inmate assaults on prison guards through the first three months of 2018. That’s more than […]
Thank you Blaine Gaskill
MNPEA thanks St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Deputy Blaine Gaskill for being the ‘good guy with a gun’ and averting another school massacre. Truly everyday our Deputies and Officers are unsung heroes and we appreciate all you do. FULL STORY
Pension Bills
There is a pair of new bills this session that concern our PERA Correctional Plan and Police and Fire. SF2620 and HF3053 For PERA Correctional Retirees the annual COLA will be a floor of 1% with a maximum of 2.5% based on inflation. For Police an Fire the annual COLA […]
Goodbye to one of our own
At 8 PM last night Minneapolis 911 dispatcher Jenna Lynn Bixby was taken from us by a drunk driver. Our hearts go out to her family and her MNPEA coworkers at Minneapolis 911. https://www.fox9.com/news/fatal-crash-on-sb-252-in-brooklyn-park
MNPEA stands with Fallen Officers
MNPEA stands with our fallen brothers. “Westerville officers Eric Joering, 39, and Anthony Morelli, 54, were killed shortly after noon Saturday in this normally quiet suburb while responding to a 911 hang-up call.” Full Story CBS News
Inmate Guilty of Stabbing CO
MNPEA stands with all CO’s who walk the toughest beat! httpss://www.hayspost.com/2018/02/13/kansas-inmate-admits-stabbing-female-corrections-officer/